Tickets fallin' from the sky!

Being a car business significant other (soon to be wife!) means having to live with a crazy work schedule. Gavin's job is definitely not 9-5 and having a weekend off is an anomaly. But I deal because the job also comes with some great perks. On closing nights he doesn't have to go in until noon, having weekdays off means the sights/parks/stores are less crowded, and one of my favorite benefits: tickets. And Gavin scored some seriously awesome tickets last weekend. 

The first set of tickets was for the Imagine Dragons concert at the Tacoma Dome. Not being a huge Imagine Dragons fan himself he passed the tickets along to me so I could take the biggest fan we know -my little brother Jason.

Not only does he like all their music, but he know EVERY SINGLE LYRIC. There was no song he couldn't sing! This was also his vey first concert, which was very exciting. In pretty sure he's addicted to live shows now.

Jason was that guy who stood up (through most of it -he is only 11), turned on his iPod flashlight during the slow songs (what happened to lighters?!), and sang as loud as he could. I felt honored I got to be the one to take him to his first show; and it was one hell of a show too. 

The next night was fun also. Hyundai is an official sponsor of the MLS and Gavin was able to get two tickets to the Seattle v. Vancouver match! Knowing how much my dad loves soccer, and wanting to get on his his future father-in-law's good side, Gavin let me and Dad go to the match -he even had a scarf for Dad, which is a must have. 

The Sounders lost the match, but I still had a great night with Dad. We had some awesome pre-match Irish pubgrub at Owl N' Thistle, then enjoyed our great club level seats with the other Car Pros employees -nice guys, btw. It was a great night in Seattle. 

The next day was a rare Sunday off for Gavin and we spent it at Woodland Park Zoo with our friends Mason, Ashley, and baby Molly. This time I provided the "tickets" with my membership. Haha! 

We enjoyed some time in the Zoomazium -an indoor play/learning/exploration center for the little ones- where Eleanor for to play in a sandbox, hug all the plush animals, and climb on the jungle gym with Gavin. 

Then we got to see a bunch of animals, including penguins,tigers, otter, meerkats, and monkeys. 

 

Eleanor even got to pet some goats in the farm animal area! 

Eventful weekend for the Gill-Smith Fambam! 

Home. Sweet home.

The Gill-Smith FamBam has moved back to Washington! This isn't really new news, but it's still exciting for us. Gavin really likes his new job and enjoys working with friends again, and being a stay at home mom is easier in a more familiar place. 

It was bitter-sweet leaving California, especially when it had started to feel like home, but now we can enjoy it as a fun vacation location. 

Today marks three weeks since we crossed back into WA; and a fun three weeks it has been! There have been a ton of family dinners, game nights with friends, multiple library trips, a concert, a Sounders match, and even a trip to the zoo! 

Eleanor is definitely getting some good Auntie Michelle and Uncle Jason time in. And she also has a "playroom" in our new home that she's excited about. 

The story of our new home is a good one too: my Uncle Joey just happened to be moving out of state at the same time we would be moving back and he didn't want to leave his house empty. Out he went and in we moved! Uncle Joey's house is the perfect size for us with a back room for Eleanor's toys, a front room for entertaining, great kitchen, three bedrooms, and even a big yard for Lucky! 

We look forward to many more adventures, especially as Eleanor grows and learns -and she's doing both like crazy right now. In the last week she has learned to stack her cups in the correct order without help, put her socks on correctly, and is starting to put together her foam bath puzzles! Seriously cool accomplishments for our little bug! 

We don't have Internet hooked up at the house yet but should be getting it shortly and then I promise to update a lot more (right now we're trying - and I'm failing- to save our cell data). Keep up with us on Facebook where I've tried to post a lot of pictures and updates. See you soon!